geek status badge

At the local sf/f convention I went to this weekend, everyone got to wear tags in different colors, proclaiming their status as "attendees," "volunteers," "participants," "panelists," "guests," "special guests," and "guests of honor." I had a light blue tag, and was therefore a "guest." It was funny to hear a few people comment that they would be so happy when they had a light blue tag, too. And on the panels, it was pretty clear that the special guests were given deference by others on th...